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Paris 2024: Why South Africa will overcome Super Falcons in Olympic qualifiers final round – Defender Noko Matlou

Banyana Banyana defender Noko Matlou has expressed confidence in South Africa’s ability to overcome Nigeria in the upcoming Olympic qualifiers final round, Soccernet.ng reports.

Randy Waldrum’s team secured their spot in the next round of the qualification tie with a 1-0 aggregate victory over Cameroon, while South Africa defeated Tanzania to advance.

Looking ahead to the final round of the Olympic qualifying round, veteran defender Matlou believes Banyana Banyana will qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

“I believe we have a chance to qualify for the Olympics, I do believe we will qualify,” Matlou stated confidently, as quoted by SABC.

In their previous encounter during the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Group stage clash, Banyana emerged victorious with a 2-1 win over Nigeria.

Matlou points out that South Africa’s recent success against Nigeria, having won their last four meetings, gives them confidence going into the qualifiers.

“We played Nigeria a few times, and we won the last four games we played against them – favor is on our side, we will do well against Nigeria,” she added.

Both teams will battle it out in the final round of qualifiers, with the first leg scheduled to be held at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Friday, 5th April, followed by the second leg in South Africa on the 9th of April.

N.B: Who do you think will win the final round of the Olympic Qualifiers between Super Falcons and Banyana Banyana? Leave your comments below.

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Ayomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and an Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories. Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work. With a Bachelor's degree in English Language from Adeyemi College of Education and a Master's Degree in School Library and Media Technology from the University of Ibadan, Ayomide is well-prepared to excel in the field.

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    That's exactly what's going to happen.

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